It Programmer Analyst, Lead​/Advanced; Contractual

Agency Mission
Maryland's health depends on great technology.
Help us build it.
OET is the engine behind MDH - one team driving innovation across every department serving
Maryland's most vulnerable residents.
We're looking for technologists ready to reimagine how public health works.
That’s our mission - backed by benefits and a team serious about getting it right.
Your skills. Maryland's health. Let’s build it together.

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MDH Office of Enterprise Technology (OET)
201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

This full-time contractual IT Programmer Analyst Lead position will serve as a technical lead for the Maryland Medicaid Information System (MMIS) Recipient Team, developing and supporting technology solutions that help manage Medicaid recipient eligibility and enrollment functions. This role combines hands-on application development with team leadership, guiding programmer analysts through the delivery of high-quality, reliable solutions while supporting critical Medicaid operations.

This position plays a key role in system enhancements, production support, and the ongoing modernization and maintenance of recipient-focused applications.

• Lead the design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of programming solutions supporting MMIS claims processing and related business functions
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and work direction to programmer analysts, including training, coaching, and review of technical deliverables
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into efficient, scalable application and data solutions
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, program specifications, and operational procedures to support system reliability and knowledge transfer
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, provide on-call support as needed, and drive improvements to system performance, stability, and maintainability

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification(s) to be considered. Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

• Experience:
  
  Six years of experience, two years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools and an additional four years of experience converting data from project specifications by writing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools.
• Notes:
• 1. Candidates may substitute six credit hours of coursework in application analysis and programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for six months of the required experience.
• 2. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and eighteen months of experience converting data from project specifications by writing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the additional four years of the required experience.
• 3. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and fifteen credit hours from an accredited college or university in systems analysis and application programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the additional four years of the required experience.
• 4. Candidates may substitute experience on a year-for-year basis in one of the following areas: operating computers, scheduling, controlling input and output or maintaining backups or data…